#Lunch_Time_Sport With #Andrew_Wamono Uganda Cranes striker Hamis ‘Diego’ Kiiza is on the verge of joining Oman side Fanja FC after he was recently released by Tanzania club Yanga FC last month and he nearly signed for rivals Simba SC. Kiiza joined Yanga in 2012 and has helped the club with a Kagame Cup title in 2012 and a league title in 2013. Former side URA are also interested in signing the striker whose recent exploits at the club saw him win the league golden boot in 2011 and also won the Uganda Super League title with the Tax Men. …………… African sport …………… Football Kenya Federation has announced that they will exempt League Champions Gor Mahia and Cup winners Sofapaka from the rule that only allows five foreign players to be signed by any local club. In a statement on Thursday, FKF says the two teams will be allowed to sign up to seven non Kenyan players ahead of the new season. This according to FKF is supposed to give the two clubs an added advantage during the Continental competitions next season. …………… Senegal coach Alain Giresse is concerned about the lack of facilities in Mongomo, where his team will be based during the Group Stage at the Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Equatorial Guinea from January 17 to February 8, 2015. The Frenchman said poor accommodation and substandard training pitches could affect the performance of his team during the competition. …………… Bordeaux striker Cheick Diabate is to undergo knee surgery, which will rule the Mali international out of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, according to his French club. Diabate, his clubs leading scorer this season with eight league goals, was last week named in Malis 23-man squad for the finals in Equatorial Guinea. …………… Nigeria international goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has been selected as the best shot stopper in Ligue 1 for 2014 by prestigious French Newspaper, L’Equipe. …………… International sport …………… A supporter was arrested after confronting Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger in his dugout during the Gunners 2-0 defeat at Southampton. The 25-year-old man approached Wenger, 65, but was led away by stewards and detained by Hampshire Police. Southampton say the man was an Arsenal fan who sat with home supporters but Wenger thought it was a Saints follower. …………… Arsene Wenger blasted referee Craig Pawson for not sending off Florin Gardos as his Arsenal side slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Southampton. Gardos fouled Alexis Sanchez just outside the box with the Chilean seemingly through on goal, but Pawson only booked the defender. …………… José Mourinho blamed the referee last night for Chelsea’s shock 5-3 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur, which wiped out their advantage over Manchester City at the top of the Barclays Premier League. The Chelsea manager claimed that his side should have had a penalty for a handball by Jan Vertonghen when they were 1-0 up before succumbing to a brace from Harry Kane’s equalizer and also appeared to criticise Phil Dowd’s fitness after the official was unable to keep the pace with a counter attack led by Eden Hazard. …………… Swansea city boss Garry Monk believes referees should be banned for poor performances following two controversial decisions from Anthony Taylor during Swansea’s 1-1 draw with QPR on Thursday. The Swansea boss was incensed after QPR goalkeeper Rob Green handled outside the box but was not dismissed before Taylor sent off Wayne Routledge for kicking out at Karl Henry. …………… TRANSFER GOSSIP …………… Liverpool 34-year-old midfielder Steven Gerrard, who is set to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, is wanted by LA Galaxy and two other MLS teams. …………… Manchester United and Manchester City are reportedly battling it out for the signature of Real Madrid defender Pepe. …………… Manchester United have earmarked Juventus former United midfielder Paul Pogba, 21, as their main transfer target after being snubbed by Real Madrids forward pair Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, and Gareth Bale, 25. …………… Liverpool are leading the chase to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, 23, after making a permanent offer, while their rivals for the Switzerland stars signature, Inter Milan and Juventus, have only offered loan deals. …………… Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits that he wants Yaya Sanogo, 21, to join a Premier League club on loan, with Aston Villa, Crystal Palace or Sunderland the most likely destination. …………… Arsenal are keeping tabs on Mainz goalkeeper Loris Karius. The 21-year-old is the youngest goalkeeper in the Bundesliga and is out of contract in the summer. …………… Spanish champions Atletico Madrid claim they have turned down an offer from Manchester City for 19-year-old defender Jose Gimenez. …………… Manchester United are set to make striker Radamel Falcaos loan deal from Monaco permanent within the coming days after becoming satisfied that the 28-year-old Colombia star is fully up to scratch physically. …………… Tottenham are interested in signing Everton midfielder James McCarthy. The 24-year-old cost the Toffees £13m when he joined them in September 2013. …………… Midfielder Frank Lampard, 36, could stay at Manchester City beyond the end of this season, says the clubs manager Manuel Pellegrini. …………… Manchester City Central defender Martin Demichelis, 34, will be offered a new one-year deal with Manchester City to keep him at the club until the summer of 2016. …………… Didier Drogba is set to hang up his boots at the end of the season as Chelsea close in on the signing of Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric, with the 36-year-old striker set to take up a coaching role under Jose Mourinho instead. …………… Real Madrid has reportedly joined Manchester City and Chelsea in the race to sign Swansea City hitman Wilfried Bony. …………… Ryan Bertrand, 25, is ready to sign a permanent deal at Southampton when his season-long loan from Chelsea comes to an end. #MULEMBE
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 09:25:20 +0000
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